What color is #776C61?

#776C61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #776C61?

The RGB value is 119, 108, 97: 119 red, 108 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #776C61?

The complementary color is #616C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #776C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#776C61 color

#776C61 rgb(119, 108, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #776C61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 46.7% red, 42.4% green and 38% blue (119, 108, 97).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 18% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#776C61 color codes

HEX	`#776C61`
RGB	`rgb(119, 108, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(46.7%, 42.4%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 18%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 18%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.33, 2.32, 7.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.33, 8.06, 73.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.128, 15.51, 13.504)`
Decimal	`7826529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #776C61, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #776C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#776C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #776C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #776c61; }
.text { color: #776c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #776c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(119 108 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #776c61, #777761); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #776C61?: #776C61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #776C61?: The RGB value is 119, 108, 97: 119 red, 108 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #776C61?: The complementary color is #616C77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #776C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.